Johnson & Johnson is recalling Neutrogena, Aveeno sunscreens due to benzene traces.
The affected products, packaged in aerosol cans, are Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen, and four Neutrogena sunscreen versions: Beach Defense aerosol sunscreen, CoolDry Sport aerosol sunscreen, Invisible Daily Defense aerosol sunscreen and UltraSheer aerosol sunscreen.
The health care giant said the benzene was found after testing by the company and an independent laboratory. It is investigating how the chemical got into the products. J&J said in a statement that “use of these products would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences" and that it voluntarily decided to recall them"out of an abundance of caution.” The statement added that people should use an alternate sunscreen to protect themselves from the skin cancer melanoma.Benzene is a highly flammable, widely used chemical that's present throughout the environment. It can cause cancer with repeated exposure at high enough levels.
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